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The NSF/NCAR C-130 sits in its hangar at the Research Aviation Facility in Broomfield, Colo.

NSF announces investment in research infrastructure to improve life-saving weather predictions and climate projections

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $91.8 million in funding for a Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 award to the University Corporation…
June 1, 2023
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California black worms tangled together into ball-shaped blob

Unraveling the mathematics behind wiggly worm knots

For millennia, humans have used knots for all kinds of reasons — to tie rope, braid hair or weave fabrics. But there are organisms that are better at…
May 31, 2023
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Security of communication between wireless devices is critical to maintaining privacy and preventing theft.

Using quantum physics to secure wireless devices

From access cards and key fobs to Bluetooth speakers, the security of communication between wireless devices is critical in maintaining privacy and…
May 30, 2023
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A bone researchers found belonged to an ancient individual the Wrangell Cooperative Association named Tatóok yík yées sháawat (young lady in cave).

Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave led to an important human discovery

The first people to live in the Americas migrated from Siberia across the Bering Land Bridge more than 20,000 years ago. Some made their way as far…
May 30, 2023
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At NSF headquarters, the Director also welcomed Juliet Gerrard, chief science adviser to the prime minister of New Zealand

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan received an honorary degree and delivered the keynote address at the University of Vermont's…
May 26, 2023
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The unique array of hooks on hitchhiker plants led researchers to develop improved surgical suturing techniques.

Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone

For most people, getting burrs stuck on your clothes during a hike is nothing more than a nuisance, something to pick off and throw out when you get…
May 24, 2023
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Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, delivering the 2023 Commencement Address at the University of Vermont.

NSF Director Panchanathan speaks at University of Vermont commencement and receives honorary degree

U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan delivered the address at the University of Vermont’s 222nd Commencement Ceremony on…
May 23, 2023
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A new study reveals that a connection between the body and mind is built into the structure of the brain.

Mind-body connection is built into brain, study suggests

Calm body, calm mind, say the practitioners of mindfulness. A new study, partially funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, indicates that the…
May 23, 2023
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Polymer scientists are creating artificial fluids that mimic many of the properties of natural proteins.

Can synthetic polymers replace the body's natural proteins?

Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, specialized proteins. They…
May 23, 2023
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A look more than 13 billion years into the past at a minuscule galaxy present shortly after the Big Bang

Astronomers find a remarkably small and distant galaxy

Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and using first-of-their-kind observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, a University of…
May 22, 2023
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